Missouri (Southwest) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 16, 2024

9,137 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $271.75/cwt +9.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,959/hd at 721 lb · 550 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $255.13/cwt -1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,088/hd at 819 lb · 431 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $245.46/cwt -1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,155/hd at 878 lb · 377 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,137	18,375	14,315
Feeder cattle	8,114	13,610	10,794
Slaughter cattle	718	1,143	1,432
Replacement cattle	305	3,622	2,089

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–335	315	14	375.00–410.00	$401.06	$1,263	-13.33
358–395	378	8	360.00–370.00	$364.28	$1,377	-45.00
400–449	426	60	330.00–405.00	$388.74	$1,656	-0.69
464 unweaned	464	4	321.00	$321.00	$1,489	—
460–495	475	52	325.00–380.00	$358.58	$1,703	-6.20
491 thin fleshed	491	43	390.00	$390.00	$1,915	—
503 fancy	503	10	370.00	$370.00	$1,861	+10.87
500–546	523	321	307.50–355.00	$336.02	$1,757	+2.15
550–595	567	249	297.00–340.00	$316.20	$1,793	+1.26
587 unweaned	587	12	295.00	$295.00	$1,732	—
600–646	608	316	278.00–313.00	$297.37	$1,808	+0.55
654–689	674	158	270.50–289.00	$277.99	$1,874	+0.47
703–737	721	550	256.00–280.00	$271.75	$1,959	+9.28
757–794	784	108	250.00–261.00	$254.96	$1,999	-8.73
800–840	818	421	252.00–261.50	$255.37	$2,089	-1.60
840 value added	840	10	245.00	$245.00	$2,058	—
866–896	878	377	243.00–250.00	$245.46	$2,155	-1.01
904	904	25	235.00–236.00	$235.24	$2,127	-1.77
962	962	35	249.00	$249.00	$2,395	+14.08

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–343	328	8	325.00–350.00	$346.91	$1,138	-11.16
358–398	381	31	325.00–380.00	$352.32	$1,342	-21.39
403–448	415	82	325.00–360.00	$349.08	$1,449	+11.00
452–494	467	75	302.50–350.00	$336.89	$1,573	+0.95
500–549	531	140	270.00–315.00	$302.18	$1,605	+2.25
542 unweaned	542	8	290.00	$290.00	$1,572	—
550–595	579	194	270.00–295.00	$286.40	$1,658	-2.83
605–649	626	290	252.00–283.00	$273.56	$1,712	-0.73
662–697	680	217	245.00–270.00	$257.26	$1,749	-5.38
700–749	734	90	237.00–256.00	$248.56	$1,824	-3.54
747 value added	747	54	255.00	$255.00	$1,905	+7.00
752–799	785	109	230.00–253.00	$244.13	$1,916	-6.22
803 unweaned	803	2	219.00	$219.00	$1,759	—
803–833	811	229	247.00–250.00	$248.66	$2,017	+1.71
851–861	859	44	236.00–239.00	$238.26	$2,047	+0.33
909–926	916	36	212.00–234.00	$224.44	$2,056	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	11	320.00	$320.00	$1,264	-20.00
414	414	5	315.00	$315.00	$1,304	+15.92
451–495	468	19	245.00–295.00	$288.95	$1,352	+3.31
510–531	520	27	250.00–277.50	$253.75	$1,320	-17.76
572–598	588	20	227.50–265.00	$254.97	$1,499	+1.41
675–696	686	16	225.00–237.00	$231.83	$1,590	-6.43
722	722	5	228.00	$228.00	$1,646	-2.00
774	774	5	222.00	$222.00	$1,718	+22.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–348	333	15	225.00–300.00	$277.30	$923	—
374	374	15	290.00	$290.00	$1,085	—
425	425	5	220.00	$220.00	$935	—
521	521	16	200.00	$200.00	$1,042	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,145	—
600	600	4	239.00	$239.00	$1,434	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315 fancy	315	26	395.00	$395.00	$1,244	—
320–330	322	17	322.50–355.00	$346.49	$1,116	-11.52
360–398	390	45	310.00–367.50	$347.73	$1,356	+11.78
404–449	421	79	300.00–325.00	$312.78	$1,317	-1.05
452–494	479	152	290.00–331.00	$305.06	$1,461	-3.11
483 unweaned	483	16	286.00	$286.00	$1,381	—
501–548	525	245	270.00–295.00	$282.90	$1,485	-0.18
550–598	571	214	264.00–290.00	$271.74	$1,552	-5.70
562–581 unweaned	573	16	261.00–263.00	$262.14	$1,502	—
600 unweaned	600	3	242.00	$242.00	$1,452	-8.00
600–649	630	317	249.00–279.00	$265.34	$1,672	+5.13
652–692	677	155	251.00–264.00	$257.60	$1,744	-5.72
710–744	724	65	241.00–255.00	$244.47	$1,770	-8.22
753–782	769	18	229.50–238.00	$234.30	$1,802	-8.47
807–845	837	37	230.00–231.00	$230.16	$1,926	-2.55
858	858	3	214.00	$214.00	$1,836	-13.08
921–925	924	22	207.50–211.00	$208.29	$1,925	-11.84

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–328	319	11	310.00–335.00	$325.57	$1,039	+4.99
352–396	377	40	290.00–327.50	$311.74	$1,175	+3.44
397 unweaned	397	3	277.50	$277.50	$1,102	—
410–442	430	53	274.00–295.00	$284.41	$1,223	-2.86
448 unweaned	448	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,254	—
451–499	484	174	260.00–287.00	$278.96	$1,350	+3.22
500–549	530	141	242.00–272.00	$260.73	$1,382	+0.99
551–596	568	88	240.00–267.50	$252.32	$1,433	-5.20
600–647	621	192	226.00–251.00	$244.23	$1,517	-4.10
655–690	665	83	220.00–246.50	$242.83	$1,615	+6.09
653–697 value added	692	68	249.00–250.00	$249.89	$1,729	+3.89
700–747	719	58	210.00–234.00	$226.91	$1,631	-5.17
756–791	775	11	223.00–225.00	$223.91	$1,735	-5.97
800	800	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,600	-16.92
866–895	881	17	205.00–220.00	$211.94	$1,867	-9.06
1016	1016	6	187.00	$187.00	$1,900	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341	341	15	282.00–295.00	$285.47	$973	—
350	350	2	275.00	$275.00	$962	—
408–440	432	32	250.00–262.00	$254.87	$1,101	+2.99
456–487	470	25	245.00–262.00	$257.34	$1,209	+6.52
506–540	515	11	222.20–243.00	$232.32	$1,196	-3.29
552–598	569	12	221.00–240.00	$233.49	$1,329	-3.34
720	720	2	189.00	$189.00	$1,361	-19.11
795	795	6	211.00	$211.00	$1,677	—
1022	1022	6	170.00	$170.00	$1,737	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423–435	433	10	215.00–225.00	$223.04	$966	+29.04
515	515	2	165.00	$165.00	$850	-16.00
553	553	5	210.00	$210.00	$1,161	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	2	207.50	$207.50	$981	—
515	515	2	217.50	$217.50	$1,120	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	3	244.00	$244.00	$1,110	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	4	355.00	$355.00	$1,314	—
410	410	3	312.50	$312.50	$1,281	+9.99
470–475	473	2	312.50–322.50	$317.47	$1,502	+19.71
508–548	528	16	261.00–292.00	$282.43	$1,491	-0.47
569–575	570	10	270.00–290.00	$282.09	$1,608	+11.20
608–618	615	7	242.00–277.50	$252.03	$1,550	—
655–683	674	3	225.00–257.50	$246.97	$1,665	-13.75
703–735	708	14	230.00–239.00	$231.62	$1,640	-0.92
780	780	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,755	-4.33
810–829	825	5	206.00–219.00	$216.45	$1,786	—
853	853	2	207.00	$207.00	$1,766	+0.29
923–935	927	5	181.00–191.00	$185.98	$1,724	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451	451	4	345.00	$345.00	$1,556	+15.00
505–540	526	18	285.00–300.00	$293.71	$1,545	-15.85
632	632	10	260.00	$260.00	$1,643	—
685	685	2	272.50	$272.50	$1,867	+16.05
730	730	16	251.00	$251.00	$1,832	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
424	424	10	315.00	$315.00	$1,336	—
523	523	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,281	+27.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	6	305.00	$305.00	$1,183	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1285	1187	80-85%	11	82.50–110.00	$98.93	$1,174	—
1060–1385	1196	80-85%	78	118.00–131.00	$123.47	$1,477	—
1045–1390	1225	80-85%	98	106.00–121.00	$113.59	$1,391	-6.33

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1155	979	85-90%	31	47.50–77.50	$67.41	$660	—
803–1275	1029	85-90%	46	80.00–103.00	$90.88	$935	+3.40
757–1260	1066	85-90%	76	99.00–114.00	$108.20	$1,153	-9.53
900–1200	1073	85-90%	30	114.00–131.00	$121.68	$1,306	+3.95

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1625	1450	75-80%	17	105.00–110.00	$106.75	$1,548	-3.98
1350–1705	1462	75-80%	78	106.00–120.00	$113.72	$1,663	+2.99
1365–1890	1580	75-80%	54	119.50–130.50	$123.87	$1,957	+1.96

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1705	1705	65-75%	1	137.00	$137.00	$2,336	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1018–1152	1063	6	129.00–130.00	$129.64	$1,378	—
1151	1151	3	189.00	$189.00	$2,175	+39.00
1240–1765	1448	10	119.00–144.00	$132.49	$1,918	—
1210–2190	1724	29	140.00–163.00	$151.61	$2,614	+1.68
1535–2080	1870	10	158.00–174.00	$163.32	$3,054	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–1040	889	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	177.00–215.00	$198.80	$1,767
735–1380	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	119.00–150.00	$128.82	$1,359
840–1470	1084	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	30	124.00–172.50	$143.63	$1,557

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920–1032	999	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	130.00–147.50	$134.74	$1,346

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1003	1003	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	212.50	$212.50	$2,131
1237	1237	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	190.00	$190.00	$2,350

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1137	1137	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	126.50	$126.50	$1,438

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
992	992	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,250.00	$1,250.00
820–1215	1004	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,350.00–1,900.00	$1,627.95
800–1215	1067	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,150.00–1,550.00	$1,355.08
905–1555	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	1,575.00–2,600.00	$2,031.71
991–1340	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	48	1,500.00–2,200.00	$1,887.75

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–850	810	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,223.77
725–1085	1004	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	1,100.00–1,900.00	$1,782.37
850–1230	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,150.00–1,350.00	$1,268.27

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–1340	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,950.00–2,200.00	$2,092.67
952–1650	1169	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	2,250.00–2,450.00	$2,381.68
1315–1475	1412	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,100.00–2,200.00	$2,168.95

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	2,100.00	$2,100.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–765	745	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	850.00–1,200.00	$1,089.60

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,800.00	$1,800.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1025	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,750.00–1,900.00	$1,845.19
1035	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085–1150	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,250.00–2,500.00	$2,375.00	—
1243	1243	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	2,450.00	$2,450.00	-375.00
1085–1765	1249	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,400.00–3,000.00	$2,714.29	—
1325	1325	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00	-965.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
965–1065	1032	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,400.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.